A tomb that dates back some 2,200 years ago was uncovered inadvertently in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality last year, amazing archaeologists with its extremely well-preserved state and some unique relics that have never been seen before.
A long-awaited television series, which was released in both Mandarin and the Shanghai dialect in late December, has sparked discussions among residents, online viewers and experts over the preservation and inheritance of the declining Shanghai dialect.
The Chinese Academy of History issued two books to mark the fifth anniversary of its founding at a news conference in Beijing on Thursday.
Scientists from Fudan University in Shanghai have delved into the ancient DNA of individuals buried in a mass cemetery in Gansu province, revealing compelling insights into the genetic makeup of Hexi Corridor residents dating back over 12 centuries.
Pre-orders for commemorative coins and banknotes for the Year of the Dragon kicked off on Wednesday. Almost all of these were snatched up immediately, with some already selling for higher prices on second-hand trading platforms.
Cai underlined the need to study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Culture and stay focused on promoting Chinese modernization.
A library, museum and art center were opened to the public on Wednesday afternoon in Beijing's sub-city center Tongzhou, which will cater to residents' recreational interests.
Hundreds of years ago, as the setting sun cast a golden glow upon the Great Wall, a group of soldiers found a welcome diversion from the pressures of military duty in a chess-like board game. Lacking a playing board, they carved one on stone.
The China Media Group revealed China's top 10 archaeological news of 2023 on Sunday; among the prestigious list, the Merungdap Cave site, located in Ge'gyai county, Ngari prefecture of the Xizang autonomous region, stood out as a remarkable discovery.
The Spring Festival has been officially listed as a UN Floating Holiday in the UN Calendar of Conferences and Meetings starting from 2024, the Chinese Mission to the United Nations announced in a statement on Friday.
This photo taken on Dec 19, 2023, shows the opening ceremony of the world's first Zootopia land in Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai.
The Winter Solstice, or Dongzhi in Chinese, is the fourth of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. It falls on Dec.22 this year, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the turning point of the sun's movement.
The documentary film "Peking Man, The Last Secret of Humankind," jointly produced by China Media Group and its French counterparts, including France Televisions, had an early premiere at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France on Tuesday night.
China's policymakers underlined on Tuesday the need to prioritize the protection and development of cultural heritage, calling for strengthening international exchanges and cooperation in this field.
More than 70 tombs and 108 pieces of cultural relics dating from the Jin Dynasty (265-420) to the Qing (1644-1911) Dynasty have been unearthed in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province.
For archaeologist Fan Jinshi, the memory of her first handshake with President Xi Jinping in 2013 is as vivid as if it happened yesterday.
A college research team from East China's Jiangsu Province has recently released China's first large language model (LLM), a type of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses deep learning techniques and massively big data sets to help conduct research on Chinese ancient books.
Mary, a Nepali student in China with the Chinese name of Ma Li, said she is very appreciative of the development opportunities that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has brought to her homeland.
The Chinese character "融", ronɡ in pinyin, was chosen as the 2023 annual character across the Taiwan Strait.
A treasure trove of artifacts spanning from the Hemudu period (5500BC-3300BC) to the Song Dynasty (960-1127) have been unearthed at an archaeological site in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province.
Tsinghua University has published the results of new research into five sets of bamboo slips, in which the rites concerning high official's meals and the ritual music system from over 2,000 years ago were carefully recorded.
A research center that will combine archaeological efforts from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province in the study of Yan culture and its influence, dating back thousands of years, was inaugurated in Beijing on Sunday.
The Chinese character "融", pronounced as rónɡ and meaning integration, was selected as the 2023 Cross-Strait Chinese Character, jointly organized by institutions from the Taiwan Straits, in Taipei on Friday.
Named Long Chenchen, or the "dragon of Chenchen," the mascot for China's upcoming Dragon Spring Festival Gala has been released, with a lot of design details showing the aesthetics of Chinese cultural elements.
Archaeology magazine chose to include the remains of more than 400 sacrificed animals in their list of top 10 discoveries of 2023.
The relics related to the War of Resistance include various sites and items illuminating the war and its legacy, which document the nature and conduct of the war, the lives of the soldiers who fought it.
The linguistics journal Yaowen Jiaozi released 2023's top 10 Chinese buzzwords on Monday.
A 25-year-old girl from Lesotho, a country in Southern Africa, has mastered a variety of traditional dances like Yangko and Dunhuang, along with ethnic dances from Uyghur, Dai, and Mongolian people, after four years of study at Northwest Normal University.
Remnants of the Five-In-A-Row board game, pots and grains among other living facilities were unearthed during recent excavations in the Beijing section of the Great Wall, shedding light on the daily lives of ancient Chinese soldiers.
Before China issued its three-year action plan on the metaverse in September, museums had already begun to embrace the concept and started building virtual versions of their institutions.